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Reliability of FFR in Patients with Diabetes: Are Other Parameters Necessary?

Diabetes does not seem to alter the results of a fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement in a...

FFR in the Time of ISCHEMIA

The results of this great multicenter “real-life” registry are similar to those of randomized clinical trials that...

Chronic Inflammation, Coronary Artery Disease and Cancer: Same Coin, Different Sides

Low grade inflammation shown by elevated plasma concentrations of high-sensitive C-reactive protein are a risk factor for coronary...

Secondary Prevention: A Responsibility We Should Not Delegate

After coronary angioplasty, the use of drugs whose efficacy for the reduction of major events has been...

AHA 2019 | ISCHEMIA-CKD: Chronic Kidney Disease and Stable Coronary Disease

Among patients in the main ISCHEMIA trial, those with chronic kidney disease are a particularly high-risk subgroup....

Microvascular Angina Could Have Risk Gradients

This study recently published in JACC paves the way to identifying higher risk patients among those with...

AHA 2019 | ISCHEMIA: The Invasive Approach (PCI or Surgery) Results Similar to Optimal Medical Treatment

After a several year follow up, the International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive...

The Road Towards a “More Perfect” Angioplasty Is Already Being Traveled

The aim of revascularization, whether through angioplasty or surgery, is to restore adequate flow to the myocardium;...